Wind (1992)

Romance and adventure happen during the America's Cup series of yachting races.

Director:

Carroll Ballard

Writers:

Jeff Benjamin (story), Roger Vaughan (story)

Stars:

Matthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Cliff Robertson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Modine	...	Will Parker
Jennifer Grey	...	Kate Bass
Cliff Robertson	...	Morgan Weld
Jack Thompson	...	Jack Neville
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Joe Heiser
Rebecca Miller	...	Abigail Weld
Ned Vaughn	...	Charley Moore
Peter Montgomery	...	T.V. Commentator
Elmer Ahlwardt	...	Sarge
Saylor Creswell	...	Butler
James Rebhorn	...	George
Michael Higgins	...	Artemus
Ron Colbin	...	Ted
Ken Kensei	...	Swami
Bill Buell	...	Danny

Storyline

Will Parker, played by Matthew Modine, loses the Americas Cup, the worlds biggest sailing prize, to the Australians and decides to form his own syndicate to win it back.

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Plot Keywords:

sailing | sea | independent film | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Grey had her nose surgically altered after the film wrapped. When several shots needed to be re-taken, you can see an obvious change in her appearance.

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Goofs

The final race ended with both boats on tack. The 1987 America's Cup race that the movie was based on ended on a downwind run and both boats would have had full spinnaker sets up.

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Quotes

[a plane arrives at Joe's desert hanger]
Will: You expecting anybody?
Joe: Well, it might be the IRS.
Will: Maybe its the Australians coming to spy on us!

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Day the Earth Froze (1993)

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Soundtracks

My Baby Let Me Down
Written and Performed by Lucky Oceans

User Reviews

The quintessential yacht racing movie

As a long-time sailor and racer, I admit that most consider a sailboat race like watching the grass grow, but they've done a great job of producing exciting racing scenes, while having so few technical inaccuracies that the most avid of us keep rewinding to review and debate. Take good note of the early dinghy racing scenes. I don't believe they used any trick photography: things really can happen that fast.

Of course, there's a larger set of stories, the classic love stories: between men and women, of sailing, of ideas, of ideals; the rough retelling of the Dennis Connor story (though I place Robertson/Weld as Connor, not Modine/Parker); an accurate representation of the "Old Boys'" network that *is* big-money yacht racing --I've met "Abigail Weld" many times; and the "absurdity" of a desert-based effort winning the Cup, a nod to the Melges' campaign.

The photography is astounding, the character development (the reason for the film's length) good, and the music complimented everything admirably.

That it's "about" sailing will turn many off, but those of us with a love of the sea and sailing hold this as a classic to be cherished.

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wind

Filming Locations:

The Elms, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,204,590, 13 September 1992

Gross USA:

$5,519,569

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,519,569

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Zoetrope

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1